Uptime Check

The uptime check (check_uptime) system uptime. The uptime value is then compared against the --warning and --critical thresholds and an appropriate check result is output.

Flags

• --warning: The desired time (in seconds(s), minutes(m), or hours(h)) of uptime required to trigger a warning condition. Default is 72h.
• --critical: The desired time (in seconds(s), minutes(m), or hours(h)) of uptime required to trigger a critical condition. Default is 1 week (168h).
• --metric_name: The name used in the Nagios portion of the message output. Default current_system_uptime.

Examples

Issue a warning if uptime is over 72 hours and critical if uptime is over the default of 1 week.

check_uptime --warning 72h --critical 168h